The Professional Noticer Podcast
Is There More to Fear than Fear Itself? Understanding the Pandemonium Behind the Virus
This week, we’ve received tons of questions about the coronavirus. So, Andy is providing his perspective on the outbreak. Remember…perspective demands that we look at the situation two ways. We have to be smart about this, but we must be careful about fear as well....
Political Sources: What is Reliable?
This week, Andy answers a question from a wife who says her husband is manipulative, narcissistic, and a habitual liar. They’re raising a 6 year old son, but she doesn’t want him growing up watching and learning these behavioral traits. She’s wondering if Andy has any...
Big Decisions? Here’s Some Advice…
This week, Andy answers a question from a pastor who is frequently asked for advice. He wants to know how to respond when his advice is disregarded—only to have the same people come back a second time asking for his help. Tune in to hear Andy’s thoughts on asking the...
Parenting: A Broader Topic Than You Thought…
This week, Andy answers a question from a couple who have adopted a baby. They want to make sure he’s completely loved and accepted, but also don’t want to spoil him as he becomes a toddler. Knowing that Andy has the 100-Year Parenting series, they want to know...
The Ability to Always Make “Right” Decisions: Is It Possible?
This week, Andy answers a question from a filmmaker who produces inspirational stories. A friend who had read the Storms of Perfection series suggested he ask Andy how he was able to successfully talk with people about turning their failures into success....
Rapid Fire Questions, Part 3
This week is the final installment of ‘Rapid Fire Questions’ (at least for a little while), and this episode focuses on the topic of “Writing.” Tune in to hear Andy’s answers about when he first realized he wanted to be a writer, how long it takes to write a book, a...
Rapid Fire Questions, Part 2
This week, the topic is “Speaking," and Andy is answering more questions at breakneck speed in this second installment of ‘Rapid Fire Questions.’ Tune in to hear Andy’s answers about what he fears most when giving a presentation, what the physical effects of speaking...
Rapid Fire Questions, Part 1
This week, we’re doing something a bit different! Since the start of the show, Andy has received tons of short questions that also have short answers—too short to have a whole or even half an episode devoted to answering. For the next several episodes, Andy is...
Can an Unrelatable Question Still Yield an Impactful Answer?
This week, Andy hears from a listener who finds that even when a question asked on the show doesn’t relate to her life, the answers often do. Knowing that the quality of your answers can only be determined by the quality of your questions, she asks if there’s a...
Just Andy…and a Few Thoughts on Writing
This week, Andy answers several questions from a family who is interested in hearing Andy talk about his writing style and how he perceives what he does. We’re tackling questions about writers Andy admires, his process for improving, things we don’t know about his...
About Andy Andrews
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is a best-selling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the world’s largest corporations and organizations. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Noticer, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, and the modern classic, The Traveler’s Gift.